Sudhanshu Pandey

Sudhanshu Pandey
Pandey in 2023
Born	India
Occupations	Model actor singer writer producer Part time poet
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Mona Pandey ​ (m. 1996)​ [1]
Children	2

Sudhanshu Pandey (Born 22 Aug 1974) is an Indian model, film and television actor, singer, writer producer and part time poet. He has appeared in many Hindi films and few Tamil films.

Career

After a successful modelling career, ^[2] he made his television debut with Beta, which aired in 1999. That same year, Pandey featured in the song, Maikhane se Sharab se from Pankaj Udhas 's Album Mahek. A year later, he made his film debut in Khiladi 420 as co-lead with Akshay Kumar. He then became part of India's first ever boy band A Band of Boys . In 2002, his first album Yeh Bhi Woh Bhi was released. Pandey left A Band of Boys in 2005, as he needed to settle down financially, ^[3] but rejoined in 2024.

Pandey also regularly appeared in Tamil cinema throughout the 2010s, and portrayed his first main antagonist role in Billa II (2012) starring Ajith Kumar. He later followed that up with roles in Meaghamann (2014), Indrajith (2017) and 2.0 (2018), the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release. ^{[4] [5]}

Pandey had a production house, named Raw Stock Production Private Limited, under which he produced a music video for his first single Teri Adaa in 2018, for which he also served as lyricist, as well as a short film named Fitrat in 2021, along with Tahir Baig, his second home production. Later he dissolved that company.

In 2020, he began portraying Vanraj Shah in Anupamaa , which popularized him among the Hindi-speaking audience. ^{[6] [7]} However, he quit the series in August 2024, after four years. ^{[8] [9]} In 2022, he reprised his role of Vanraj Shah in Anupamaa's eleven-episode prequel web series Anupama: Namaste America which streams on Disney+ Hotstar. ^[10]

His second solo single Dil Ki Tu Zameen was launched in 2023 in which he performed alongside Madalsa Sharma. He produced the song. In June 2025, he participated as contestant in the Prime Video's The Traitors India , where he finished at 4th place. ^[11]

Personal life

His mother is a Punjabi and in an interview, he identified himself as 'half-Punjabi'. ^[12]

Pandey is married to Mona Pandey and they have two sons, Nirvaan and Vivaan Pandey. ^{[13] [14]}

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Khiladi 420	Rahul
2004	Kiss Kis Ko	Sudhanshu Mathur	Also singer
	Madhoshi	Student	Cameo
2005	Pehchaan: The Face of Truth	Milind D. Khanna
	The Myth	Dasar temple guard captain
	Yakeen	Kabir
2006	Manoranjan	Vicky
	Unns	Rishi Rampal
	Jadu Sa Cha Gaya	Raj
2007	Dus Kahaniyaan	Aditya Singh	Anthology film; Segment: "Matrimony"
2008	Singh Is Kinng	Raftaar
2008	Dhara	Sagar
2010	Sky Ki Umeed	Rajendar & Vir	Dual roles: Comedy film
2011	Singham	Rakesh Kadam	Cameo
	EK Noor	Renjith	Punjabi film
	Murder 2	Inspector Sadaa
	Tell Me O Kkhuda	Kunwar Virat Pratap
	Alibag
2012	Bekhabar
	Billa II	Abbasi	Tamil film Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
2013	Rajdhani Express	Muneesh
2014	Meaghamann	Rane	Tamil film
2015	Chooriyan	Aman Brar	Punjabi film
2017	Indrajith	Kapil Sharma	Tamil film
2018	2.0	Dhinendra Bohra
	The Bar	Kabir	Short film
2019	Bypass Road	Narang Kapoor
	Manmadhudu 2	Amith	Telugu film
	Seasoned With Love	Arjun	Short film
2021	Radhe	Dilawar	Cameo Appearance
	Pon Manickavel	Badrinath	Tamil film
	Fitrat	Nasir	Short film

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer	Notes
1999	Maikhane se Sharab se	Pankaj Udhas	Album: Mahek
2018	Teri Adaa	Himself
2023	Dil Ki Tu Zameen	Himself	[15] [16]
2024	Maa	Ankit Tiwari

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
1997	Mano Ya Na Mano (1995 TV series)	Unnamed	Episodic Character
1999	Suspense Hour (1999 TV Series)	Vikram	Cameo appearance
1999	Kanyadaan	Karan
1999	Beta	Akash
2000-2001	Rishtey	Various
2001-2005	Dishayen	Samir (Baba)
2002	Sanjivani	Vishal Kapoor
2002	Cook It Up With Tarla Dalal	Host
2002	Kismey Kitnaa Hai Dam	Himself
2003	Hai Na Bolo Bolo	Himself
2006	Akela	Ranvir
2006	Man Mein Hai Visshwas	Wing commander Shashikant Oak	Cameo appearance
2009	Monica Mogre - Case Files	Hritivik
2011	Jhansi Ki Rani	Yuvraj
2012–2013	Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera	Sampooran Singh
2015	Siyaasat	Jahangir aka Salim
2015–2016	Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat	Keechak
2016	Tamanna	Diwakar Limaye
	24 (Season 2)	Vedant Acharya
	Bharatvarsh	Shivaji
2020–2024	Anupamaa	Vanraj "V" Shah	[8]
2022	Ravivaar With Star Parivaar		Episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15 & 16
2025	Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey	Rakesh Diwan (Rocky D)	Cameo

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Jamai 2.O	Cheeram
2020	Hundred	Pravin Shukla	[17]
	The Casino	Shailendra Singh Marwah	[18]
2022	Anupama: Namaste America	Vanraj "Guthlu" Shah	[10]
2023	A Day Turns Daark	Radhe
2025	The Traitors India	Contestant	4th place

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Notes
2002	Yeh Bhi Woh Bhi	Band Of Boys
2004	Kis Kis Ko	Band of boys
2024	A Band of Boys: Reignite	Band Of Boys

Film music

Year	Album	Track	Notes
2007	Dus Kahaniyaan	Aaja Soniye

Singles

Year	Track	Artist	Producer	Lyricist	Reference
2018	Teri Adaa	Sudhanshu Pandey, Myra Sareen	Sudhanshu Pandey	Sudhanshu Pandey, Ravi Singhal
2023	Dil Ki Tu Zameen	Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty	Sudhanshu Pandey	Himanshu Kholi	[19] [20]
2024	Behisaba			Kumaar

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2012	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actor In A Negative Role	Billa II	Nominated
2020	Gold Awards	Dynamic Actor	Anupamaa	Won	[21]
2021	20th Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Popular		Won	[22]
2022	21st Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Jury		Won	[23]
	22nd Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Popular- Drama		Nominated	[24]
2023	Indian Telly Awards	Most Outstanding Performance		Won

References

1. "Sudhanshu Pandey:"I got married when I was 22-years old"". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
2. "Anupamaa's Sudhanshu Pandey shares throwback pic, recalls being a top model at 20; fans say 'you still look the same'". Hindustan Times. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
3. "I needed to settle down financially, so had to opt out of Band of Boys: Sudhanshu Pandey". The Times of India. 17 February 2023.
4. "Sudhanshu Pandey says I've Fallen in Love with Tamil Cinema". Indian Express. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
5. "Sudhanshu Pandey can't stop praising Tollywood". Indian Express. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
6. "Sudhanshu Pandey says Anupamaa gave me popularity that even Hollywood and Robot 2.0 can't give". Times of India. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
7. "Sudhanshu Pandey on massive success of Anupamaa: "Did Films with Priyanka Chopra but didn't experienced anything like this". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
8. "Sudhanshu Pandey Walks Out Of Anupamaa, Announces Exit". Times Now News. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
9. "Sudhanshu Pandey aka 'Vanraj' quits 'Anupamaa'; says 'I want to tell all of you with a heavy heart that I am now not a part of the show'". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
10. "Anupama Namaste America Promo: Rupali Ganguly and Sudhanshu Pandey's Younger Look Leave Fans Excited". News18. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
11. "Did Sudhanshu Pandey leave Anupamaa for Prime Video's reality show 'The Traitors'? Here's what we know". India TV . 3 September 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
12. Tiwari, Vijaya (21 November 2012). "Sudhanshu Pandey enjoys playing Sampooran Singh!". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. I consider myself half Punjabi because my mother is from Punjab and I have a very deep connection.
13. "Sudhanshu Pandey: I'm very simple person".
14. "Sudhanshu Pandey speaks about his wife Mona Pandey, says "I decided that she was the one for me"". Times of India. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
15. "Sudhanshu Pandey to feature in solo single 'Dil Ki Tu Zameen' after almost five years". The Times of India. 2 May 2023.
16. "Check Out Latest Hindi Video Song 'Dil Ki Tu Zameen' Sung by Sudhanshu Pandey | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India .
17. "Raftaar, Krsna release 'Chaukanna' featuring Karan Wahi; inspired by Hotstar Specials' 'Hundred'".
18. "Stars of ZEE5 The Casino slay on the cover of Filmfare".
19. "Sudhanshu Pandey to feature in solo single 'Dil Ki Tu Zameen' after almost five years". The Times of India. 2 May 2023.
20. "Check Out Latest Hindi Video Song 'Dil Ki Tu Zameen' Sung by Sudhanshu Pandey | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India .
21. "Sudhanshu Pandey calls out Gold Awards for no sanitisers, masks at event. Viral video". India Today. 26 November 2020.
22. "ITA Awards 2021 full winners list out. Surbhi Chandna and Pratik Gandhi win big". India Today. 15 February 2021.
23. "Know the winners list of ITA 2022". Jagran Josh. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
24. "ITA Awards 2022 complete winners list: Varun Dhawan, Nakuul Mehta, The Kashmir Files win big". The Indian Express. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

External links

• Sudhanshu Pandey at IMDb